1973 Cummins & Given SME MINING ENGINEERING HANDBOOK 2V

Society of Mining Engineers (SME) of The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers

Sponsored by the Seely W. Mudd Memorial Fund, the Society of Mining Engineers and the U.S. Bureau of Mines

Arthur B. Cummins, Chairman, Edtorial Board

Ivan A. Given, Editor

Publisher Comments: This comprehensive reference work distills the entire body of knowledge that characterizes mining engineering as a disciplinary field. While it may serve as a textbook for advanced students, its primary function is to provide professional practitioners with an authoritative reference and design source. The book also serves mining nonprofessionals who seek technical knowledge of the industry.

The handbook devotes attention to all branches of mining--metal, coal, and nonmetal--and to all locates of mining--surface, underground, and hybrid. Although the main emphasis is US mining, numerous references are made to international practice.
Book Description: The SME all-time bestseller 2-volume set is a classic. This comprehensive reference work distills the entire body of knowledge that characterizes mining engineering as a disciplinary field. While it may serve as a textbook for advanced students, its primary function is to provide professional practitioners with an authoritative reference and design source. To a lesser extent, the book also serves mining nonprofessionals who seek technical knowledge of the industry.

The books devote attention to all branches of mining--metal, coal, and nonmetal--and to all locales of mining--surface, underground, and hybrid. Although the main emphasis is US mining, numerous references are made to international practice.

More than 250 experts contributed to this text. The books contain 25 sections followed by a complete index.

Contents, Volume I:

Miningâe(tm)s place and contribution Mining law Health and safety Economic mineral deposits and their occurrence Exploration for mineral deposits Elements of Soil and rock mechanics Design and stability of Excavations Surface and facility requirement, pollution and environment Selecting a mining method âe" rock mechanics and others factors Opening and development Fragmentation Underground mining systems and equipment (see detail below) Roof and ground control Underground haulage Hoists and Hoisting systems Ventilation

Detail for Section 12, Underground Mining System and Equipment: T are 16 parts to Section 12. Just one of the sixteen parts, Section 12.14 âe" Block Caving has the following articles:

Many pages are covered with 3 or 4 drawings, and t are many, many photographs as well. Each of the 27 sections in this 2-volume work has the same level of detail as the one part of one section I have detailed

Contents, Volume II:

Open pit and strip mining systems and equipment Surface haulage and storage Planning and designing for mining conservation Marine mining Specialized underground extraction systems Mine surveying Power Maintenance Supply service Ground water and ground water control Mineral processing

Nice shiny red boards with gilt lettering, edgewear on covers and spine and t is the beginning of a split near the spine of volume I. Spine a tiny bit loose on Volume I. Scuffs and edgewear (little) on both volumes. The inside pages look like the book has never been used at all.

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